A Classical McDonald’s

There’s no playground at the McDonald’s on 56th and 8th Ave but Molly and I walked into this one and were struck by the decor and the classical music playing over the loudspeakers.  There were prints of classical looking paintings (insert comment by Art History majors here) on the walls, across from the giant Angus Burger signs.  I would have taken some pictures but I had an ice cream cone in my hand.  They’re only 150 calories, by the way.  No Less guilt!   If you’re in need of a little zen, stop by Mikkee Dee’s.

The Met Museum

The Metropolitan Museum of Art is quite large and impressive.  You will most likely become hungry at some point in your visit.  There are actually many dining options available at the Met.  If you are there on a Friday or Saturday when the Met is open late, they have live classical music playing at the Great Balcony Bar between 4 and 8pm.  I ended up at the Cafeteria eating a cupcake from Crumbs. The prices are a bit on par with the food stands at Central Park (read ummm…how much for that?) but considering that admission is pay what you will to see incredible art work, I guess you can’t really complain.  What do you think?  I happened to be there on the last day of the Francis Bacon exhibit.  I’m glad I got to see some of it because a lot of people are talking about it.   He was trying to paint the perfect mouth.  I must admit, though, that the whole time I was looking at the Francis Bacon exhibit, I kept hearing the Beggin’ Strips commercial.  You know, the one with the puppy dog begging, “Bacon…bacon-bacon-bacon!!!”